Special Report: Full Text of Suspended EFCC Acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu's Defence
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Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM
Aug 9, 2020, 7:28:47 AM8/9/20
to USA African Dialogue Series
Re: Alleged Case Of Conspiracy , Enrichment, Abuse Of Public Office And Other Infractions
The above subject matter refers:
2: Your Excellency, permit me to express my profound gratitude for the unique opportunity you afforded me to defend myself of all the allegations levelled against me and the Commission. This is a demonstration of your commitment to the fundamental principle of justice which is ‘fair hearing’.
3. Ordinarily, Sir, the petition against me would have been answered by a simple response that:
3.1 Under my watch, no assets were sold and the proceeds thereof fraudulently converted.
3.2 The investigation conducted by the Commission in respect of P&ID has been timely, exemplary and has been commended by English Courts, with Justice Butcher commenting that Nigeria has established seismic fraud against P&ID. Further, Nigeria’s off-shore lawyers are relying on over 5,000 pages of documents and evidence availed to them from the EFCC investigation of this saga.
3.3 Neither I nor the EFCC, have ever threatened any Judicial Officer in the discharge of our official functions.
3.4 There has been no mismanagement of and lack of transparency in the management of recovered assets under my leadership of the Commission.
3.5 There has been no diversion of proceeds from recovered assets or personal enrichment on my part.
3.6 The EFCC has in a timely and exemplary fashion responded to information and documents whenever required, not just in the Paris Club Refund investigations, but in respect of other investigations............................
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The above subject matter refers:
2: Your Excellency, permit me to express my profound gratitude for the unique opportunity you afforded me to defend myself of all the allegations levelled against me and the Commission. This is a demonstration of your commitment to the fundamental principle of justice which is ‘fair hearing’.
3. Ordinarily, Sir, the petition against me would have been answered by a simple response that:
3.1 Under my watch, no assets were sold and the proceeds thereof fraudulently converted.
3.2 The investigation conducted by the Commission in respect of P&ID has been timely, exemplary and has been commended by English Courts, with Justice Butcher commenting that Nigeria has established seismic fraud against P&ID. Further, Nigeria’s off-shore lawyers are relying on over 5,000 pages of documents and evidence availed to them from the EFCC investigation of this saga.
3.3 Neither I nor the EFCC, have ever threatened any Judicial Officer in the discharge of our official functions.
3.4 There has been no mismanagement of and lack of transparency in the management of recovered assets under my leadership of the Commission.
3.5 There has been no diversion of proceeds from recovered assets or personal enrichment on my part.
3.6 The EFCC has in a timely and exemplary fashion responded to information and documents whenever required, not just in the Paris Club Refund investigations, but in respect of other investigations............................
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